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TRAVELS
TO DISCOVER
THE SOURCE OF THE NILE.
BOOK I.
The Author's Travels in Egypt—Voyage in the Red Sea, till his Arrival at Masuah.
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CHAP. I.
The Author sails from Sidon—Touches at Cyprus—Arrives at Alexandria—Sets out for Rosetto—Embarks on the Nile—and arrives at Cairo.
It was on Saturday the 15th of June, 1768, I sailed in a French vessel from Sidon, once the richest and most powerful city in the world, though now there is not remaining a shadow of its ancient grandeur. We were bound for the island of Cyprus; the weather clear and exceedingly hot, the wind favourable.
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